Rear vs Front Mount Speaker Cab - Huge Difference!

[Sigmund451]

I built my 12 inch speaker cabinet with a rear mount system.
Just out of curiosity I flipped the speaker around to a front and what a difference.

In this case not a good difference. It sounded good but that thunky/pop-heavy sound I get with my little DV head was almost significanly reduced. I tried to dial it in with the eq but it just wasnt the same. With the rear mount it makes itself known with almost no mixing effort.

I imagine every cab/head mix is different so its worth trying if you self build. In some cases it might be an improvement but, for me, not this time.

[omphalopsychos]

Front mount is brighter, more immediate. I believe rear mount creates more high frequency absorption and more cab resonance. At least that’s how I recollect it sounding to my ears.

[Sigmund451]

Yes thats what I got. I have no idea how it works but it seems like more cabinet coloring happens when its mounted in the back. Whatever the cause it was my immediate preference.